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单词 corselet
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Definition of corselet in English:

corselet

nounˈkɔːs(ə)lɪtˈkɔrslət
  • 1historical A piece of armour covering the trunk.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I lay in the arms of a man dressed in the Macedonian army corselet and tunic I knew so well.
    • His upper body was encased in a corselet, and a belt about his waist held a sheathed shortsword.
    • Other commanders wore bright cloaks or gold-inlaid corselets to insure their recognition on the battlefield.
    • Placed on the bench above each retainer, his crested helmet, his linked corselet and sturdy spear shaft were plainly to be seen…
    • Aeneas casts a spear and it pierces his shield and corselet going into his thigh.
  • 2

    variant spelling of corselette

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French corslet, diminutive of cors 'body'.

Rhymes

corselette
 
 

Definition of corselet in US English:

corselet

nounˈkôrslətˈkɔrslət
  • 1historical A piece of armor covering the trunk.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Aeneas casts a spear and it pierces his shield and corselet going into his thigh.
    • His upper body was encased in a corselet, and a belt about his waist held a sheathed shortsword.
    • Other commanders wore bright cloaks or gold-inlaid corselets to insure their recognition on the battlefield.
    • I lay in the arms of a man dressed in the Macedonian army corselet and tunic I knew so well.
    • Placed on the bench above each retainer, his crested helmet, his linked corselet and sturdy spear shaft were plainly to be seen…
  • 2

    variant spelling of corselette

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French corslet, diminutive of cors ‘body’.

 
 
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